"Los Angeles is a deep-blue city that regularly backs Democrats at every level of government. It is a strong union town in a nation where the labor movement is treading water. It is majority Black and brown, with whites representing only 28 percent of its nearly 4 million residents. And it must particularly gall this president, who has made his name by attacking immigrants, to have to acknowledge that almost 35 percent of the population of one of the wealthiest"
"It is this resistance-and the ever-growing, diverse, militant, and creative ways it is challenging the government's ethnic-cleansing campaign-that Trump hates above all. The movement was unrelenting from the moment of his second inauguration, with near-daily actions at workplaces, churches, schools, courthouses, detention centers, and the hotels that were housing ICE agents. For all these reasons, Trump decided to escalate his war on LA. In June and July of 2025, he ordered more than 4,000 National Guard"
Los Angeles is a deep-blue, majority Black and brown city with a large immigrant population and strong unions. The city maintains sanctuary policies and refuses cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Widespread, diverse, and sustained resistance emerged after Trump's second inauguration, including near-daily actions at workplaces, churches, schools, courthouses, detention centers, and hotels housing ICE agents. In June and July 2025, the president ordered more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines into the city to crush resistance and intimidate immigrants. The military escalation failed as Los Angeles refused to bend, and by the end of July almost all troops had withdrawn.
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